Page 5: Historical Events In June - 24

1908  On June - 24 a Kopff discovers asteroids #663 Gerlinde ʘ Judith   

1908  On this day in history yanks replace Clark Griffith with Kid Elberfeld as manager who is destined to have worse won-lost pct of any Yankee mgr 27-71 (.276)   

1908  On this day in history hugo Distler, composer   

1908  On this day in history grover Cleveland, 22nd & 24th Pres (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71   

1909  15th US Golf Open: George Sargent shoots a 290 at Englewood GC NJ on June - 24.   

1909  On this day in history milton Katims, NYC, conductor/violist (WOR-NYC)   

1910  On this day in history 50th British Golf Open: James Braid shoots a 299 at St Andrews Scot   

1910  Denis Dowling, baritone on June - 24.   

1911  On June - 24 17th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago GC in Ill   

1911  On this day in history juan Manuel Fangio, racing driver   

1912  Brian Johnston, cricketer (BBC radio commentator & cake connoisseur) on June - 24.   

1913  53rd British Golf Open: J H Taylor shoots a 304 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

1913  On this day in history john Kubris, Czech resistance fighter   

1913  Frank Lynes, composer, dies at 55 on June - 24.   

1914  G Neujmin discovers asteroid #789 Lena on this day in history.   

1914  King Peter I of Serbia names son Alexander the Prince-regent on June - 24.   

1915  On this day in history 800 die as excursion steamer Eastland capsizes in Chicago   

1915  Charles James Dunn, Japanese scholar on this day in history.   

1916  On this day in history the most lucrative movie contract to the time was signed by actress, Mary Pickford. She inked the first sevenfigure Hollywood deal.   

1916  Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract on this day in history.   

1916  John Ciardi, poet/critic (translated Dante) on June - 24.   

1917  Russian Black Sea fleet mutiny at Sebastopol on June - 24.   

1919  On this day in history al Molinaro, Kenosha Wisc, actor (Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days)   

1920  On June - 24 chuvash Autonomous Region formed in RSFSR   

1920  Chuvash Autonomous Region forms in RSFSR on June - 24.   

1920  On this day in history bernhard Krol, composer   

1921  On this day in history billy Casper, golfer   

1922  On this day in history aFPA changes name to NFL, Chicago Staleys become Chicago Bears   

1922  Aadje [Alida WM] Lyre, Dutch twin daughter of Prince Hendrik(?) on June - 24.   

1922  On June - 24 walter Rathenau, German foreign minister, killed by anti-semites at 54   

1923  Pope Pius XI speaks against allies occupying Ruhrgebied on June - 24.   

1923  Jack Carter, Bkln NY, comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon) on this day in history.   

1924  59th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 301 at Hoylake Hoylake on June - 24.   

1924  On June - 24 ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka (1989-93)   

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1244  Hendrik I, the Child, 1st count of Hessen (1256-1308) was born on June - 24.   

1322  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry) was born on this day in history.   

1343  Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (d. 1373) was born on this day in history.   

1386  Giovanni da Capistrano, Italian saint (d. 1456) was born on June - 24.   

1485  On this day in history birth of johannes Bugenhagen, German reformer (d. 1558)   

1499  Johannes Brenz, German theologist (Dutch Brentians) was born on this day in history.   

1519  Theodore Beza, French theologian (d. 1605) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester/English commander-in-chief in Neth was born on June - 24.   

0803  On June - 24 death of higbald of Lindisfarne   

1398  Death of Hongwu Emperor of China (b. 1328) on this day in history.   

1439  Death of Duke Frederick IV of Austria (b. 1382) on June - 24.   

1475  On June - 24 albrecht von Eyb, German parson (Bamberg & Eichstattt), dies at 54   

1519  On this day in history lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander, dies at 39   

1520  Death of Hosokawa Sumimoto, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1489) on June - 24.   

1572  Death of Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) on this day in history.